Blog
My blog is broken into three main categories but I touch on endless topics. To read my posts about these categories just click the buttons below.
The Fishbowl Podcast
The podcast for leaders in ministry and the world
Oozing Everyday
Thoughts on life and faith while “oozing”‘ with the light of Christ
2 Brothers with Hemophilia
The journey of two brothers with Severe hemophilia A
The Best is Yet to Come
Despite spending the week of Christmas in the hospital, it was a great holiday! When you are forced to be in a single room without being able to hibernate in separate parts of your home, it's pretty nice even with monitors buzzing and nurses coming in...
Joy in 2013
It's been a rough year. With my son's health issues, our family has struggled. Hospital stays, seeing him endure enormous amounts of pain….it's just not been easy. And trying to keep life moving with any amount of normalcy has been a challenge. I am not going to...
The Spirit of Christmas
I've caught myself being a little sad this season as my mighty, seven year old warrior is currently in the hospital Being in the hospital is never fun, especially when you are waiting for Santa 🙂 I wanted to cook a big, Christmas dinner, go out to see the Christmas...
Superheroes
The idea of a "superhero" is that they do things that most normal people cannot do. They have super strength, x-ray vision, speed, determination... My "Christian" is a superhero. As I write this he is lying asleep in his hospital room...a deep sleep...
It’s All Good…but today is Great!
Every time I am at church a member of our wonderful congregation will ask, "How is 'Christian' today?" Our congregation keeps my sweet boy lifted in prayer constantly knowing that from one day to the next his hemophilia may get the best of him. Last night at our...
And the tears came
Getting ready for church turns into a day in the emergency room. Another day of plans put aside….a party cancelled, some needed work put on hold again… A hand swollen, digits full of blood and a little boy who doesn't understand why. Passing the time watching...
Thank You
In high school I spent a lot of time at my best friend Cyndi's house. She lived around the corner and her house was great! Her mom bought Dr. Pepper, pizza rolls and they had MTV. I would go on the weekends to the lake with her family and we would often play a pick...
Monitoring Anxiety
I have struggled with anxiety for as long as I can remember. It took me years before I realized what it was and that it was real. My mother also lived with it, but our family did not realize it until after she passed away. It is a condition that can...
Center
My "center" has been off. Throughout the last several weeks I have needed my "center" more than ever and have not had any focus on Whose I am. My little boy had been hospitalized for a month and our family was under some pretty high levels of stress. It was a time...
On the Verge….
For the past five weeks hemophilia has been the focus of our lives. Yes, I have two sons with hemophilia and it is in our lives everyday, but when your son has an active bleed that will not get under control and you are in the hospital, it becomes your life. My...